“…On the other hand, tumors that retain wild-type p53 are likely to accumulate other genetic defects that would allow them to overcome the DDR barrier, providing a growth advantage in the presence of replicative stress. Importantly, amplification of the 17q23 locus carrying the PPM1D gene has been reported in various p53 wild-type tumors, pointing toward a role of Wip1 in cancer development, and Wip1 overexpression is associated with poor prognosis (Bulavin et al, 2002(Bulavin et al, , 2004Li et al, 2002;Saito-Ohara et al, 2003;Rauta et al, 2006;Castellino et al, 2008;Liang et al, 2012). The oncogenic behavior of Wip1 is further supported by mouse genetics showing that loss of Wip1 protects from cancer development (Bulavin et al, 2004;Nannenga et al, 2006).…”